Martinelli, Jackass Hill Muscat Alexandria, Russian River Valley

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White · Muscat of Alexandria
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LWIN 1690310
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89 /100
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13
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Taster #7230 · Feb 1, 2026
91/100
Still solid, honeysuckle, lemon meringue
2004 vintage
Taster #4019 · May 12, 2024
91/100
Color is medium gold. On the nose: Apricot, marmalade and mineral notes. On the palate: Apricot, brown sugar and marmalade. Very good value for money. I bought 2 bottles. I will seek out other vintages. I like dessert wines, buy good ones, but only drink on rarely as they are a bit pricey. It’s not a Sauternes or a Vin de paille , but is a good wine.
2021 vintage
Taster #6243 · Jan 15, 2023
92/100
Nose of beeswax and honey with honeysuckle/jasmine flowers. Evolving ballot, honey/beeswax to a clean laundry note followed by raisins and a long finish of beeswax with candied orange peel. Tasted over several days.
2011 vintage
Taster #4449 · Nov 23, 2017
Not too sweet with slight ginger aftertaste. Very nice after a heavy dinner.
2013 vintage
Taster #5840 · Aug 8, 2017
88/100
California Vacation (Sonoma, SF, Monterey); 8/5/2017-8/12/2017 : Tasted at winery. Grapey muscat note is there, but also a nice peach/nectarine note, along with honey and marmalade. Carries the alcohol well.
2013 vintage
Taster #1409 · Dec 5, 2016
90/100
Moderately sweet with lovely clean flavors. 14.4%
2013 vintage
Taster #9317 · Oct 12, 2014
Very sweet, thick, slightly hot, but bright lemon pledge, muscat fruit. Not my favorite style, but well done.
2011 vintage
Taster #2144 · Aug 11, 2013
93/100
Really nice fruit nose. Soft fruits like guava and peach. Similar soft fruits on taste. Sweet, but not sugary. Nicely balanced. A bit hit.
2009 vintage
Taster #0334 · Apr 24, 2012
85/100
A tad syrupy but with apricot and tangy citrus flavor. Very nice with bitter chocolate and nuts.
2009 vintage
Taster #8097 · Mar 25, 2012
92/100
Beautiful nose of grapefruit, lemon rind, tangerine, minerals, a little vanilla, and some petrol. Fairly viscous on the palate with lots of grapefruit, lemon, and mineral. Has a great firmness to it along with plenty of mouth watering acidity. Long lingering finish.
2009 vintage
Taster #9134 · Dec 10, 2011
86/100
no formal notes taken, drank at the end of the night. good but not special.
2009 vintage
Taster #3048 · Nov 22, 2011
84/100
Novelty wine - all grapefruit
2009 vintage
Taster #7041 · Nov 12, 2010
86/100
Decent acidity (though could use just a bit more), lots of pepper on the finish. Not overly sweet, with lots of tropical fruit and spice.
2007 vintage
Taster #7862 · Oct 19, 2008
91/100
Very nice, usually muscats are too sweet for me but this wasn't. Really nice, good flavors and a wonderful bouquet. Definitely buy it again.
2007 vintage
Taster #4824 · Oct 9, 2008
90/100
cant usually stand dessert wines but i drank most of my glass of this one. at martinelli wine dinner at providence in LA. nice acidity, mineral component, lemon-lime aspect. thankfully not overly sweet. pretty good.
2007 vintage
Taster #5317 · Jul 18, 2004
Seattle Tasting Group does 'BBQ Reds' (Issaquah, WA, USA) : This smelled like skunk cabbage and wet Labrador retriever. No one thought it was corked, but something was clearly wrong. Not rated.
2002 vintage